O+U+N = Beep on X40?

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sdaniels · #1 Post by **sdaniels** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:12 am

Haven't figured this one out yet... if you hold down the O+U+N keys together you get a loud "system/bios" speaker beep. It seems to happend with other key combinations as well. I've disabled the accessibility options, but still no luck. Anyone out there know how to disable this?

admsteiner · #2 Post by **admsteiner** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 10:41 am

Keyboards can only take a certain amount of simultaneous keystrokes. I forget what the limit is, but 3-4 sounds about right. There was a discussion about this over in the General Hardware or T-Series forum a few months back.

--Adam

sdaniels · #3 Post by **sdaniels** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:43 pm

Hmm.... my desktop machine doesn't do this, and the number of keys is not consistent... for instance, it won't beep on a+s+d+f but if you add a 'g' it will. If one is a fast typer, this is rather annoying.

admsteiner · #4 Post by **admsteiner** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 3:17 pm

Run a search and check the threads. I think it has to do with the port (usb vs. ps2) and where the circuitry lines up. Sorry I can't be of more help...

--adam

aceyx · #5 Post by **aceyx** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 6:16 pm

is there a program that requires you to press and hold the o/u/n keys simultaneously?

alternate question: how fast do you type?

sdaniels · #6 Post by **sdaniels** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:21 pm

no programs that i've installed... this happens straight out of the box. i'm not a really fast typist, i just notice it most when i type 'sound' and 'country' without lifting my fingers from the keys. as noted in my earlier post, there are other combinations that do the same thing, such as 'a+s+d+f+g' or 't+g+h'. maybe it's the key repeat rate that does it?

sdaniels · #7 Post by **sdaniels** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:24 pm

nada on the key repeat rate. i tried changing delay and repeat to no avail. the other thing that stinks is when you get the beep, it doesn't print the character that caused the beep. in other words, you don't get the 'n' on o+u+n.

#8 Post by **K. Eng** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 8:26 pm

My T40 does this as well

, and I have no idea why. I have also observed other T4x and various R series with this peculiar quirk.

sdaniels wrote:Haven't figured this one out yet... if you hold down the O+U+N keys together you get a loud "system/bios" speaker beep. It seems to happend with other key combinations as well. I've disabled the accessibility options, but still no luck. Anyone out there know how to disable this?

sdaniels · #9 Post by **sdaniels** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:34 pm

Sorry to hear that

! Sounds like we are going to have to live with it... sure would be nice to find a work around though! Got three beeps just tying this post

o+u+l is another combo

admsteiner · #10 Post by **admsteiner** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:40 pm

Here are the threads I mentioned earlier;

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... board+beep

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... board+beep

sdaniels · #11 Post by **sdaniels** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 9:58 pm

Adam,

Thanks for the links! Sounds like I just have to live with it. The 'beep' can indeed be disabled, but the 'n' th character will still not display until you take your fingers off one of the other keys. Kind of lame in my mind, but I guess I can't have my cake and eat it too.

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